But Mourinho believes the club should do everything possible to sign Dier, and it looks like he thinks £60 million could be enough to tempt Tottenham into selling.

United had been set to sign Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic, but Mourinho’s hijacking of the Blues’ move for Romelu Lukaku has caused tension between the two clubs.

That means United will have to look elsewhere for a new holding midfielder, starting with Dier. However, it’s very unlikely the England international will leave considering how highly Mauricio Pochettino rates him.

In any case, Spurs have already said no one will be sold for non-footballing reasons this summer. Kyle Walker is the only first-team player expected to leave the club.

Somebody tell me Dier did not admit an interest on moving to MU? His career is on a meteoric rise with the best football playing team in the PL. Best coaching, soon to be best stadium and a rising world wide interest that is second to none.